Breaking Habits: Water Mains and Bottled Water
July 23, 2013 : Santa Barbara, CA : BWW
:
Each
and
every
day
in
the
U.S.
between
700
and
850
water
main
breaks
occur
in
communities
large
and
small.
That
equates
to
at
least
14
water
main
ruptures
for
each
state
in
the
Union
each
day.
The
total
annual
repair
cost
is
over
$3
billion.
This
doesn't
include
the
high
costs
of
emergency
equipment,
depleted
water
supply,
traffic
disruptions,
and
lost
work
time.
And
bottled
water
is
there
to
provide
safe,
clean
drinking
water
in
the
interim.
Along
with
the
majority
of
these
water
main
breaks
come
boil
alerts,
whereby
the
public
needs
to
boil
their
water
to
burn
off
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